A few days passed by. During these days, Zhao Zheng had been staying at the Huichun Medical Center to recuperate. During this period, he only left once. That time he lied that he was going to get bergamot and took a carriage to the compound where the informant lived.
The eyeliner sent a letter to the Hongchen Inn using a carrier pigeon. The letter told him that he would stay for a few days, but it did not mention that he was injured, let alone that he had seen Hua Xiangrong.
Taking advantage of this opportunity to go out, Zhao Zheng took out four bergamot plants from the "flower garden" and returned them to the medical center and handed them to Lin Jiyuan. Lin Jiyuan started refining the rejuvenation pill that day, which greatly reduced the number of visits to the hospital.
time.
Because Zhao Zheng had to change his dressing every few days, and because he wanted to learn alchemy skills from Lin Jiyuan, he stayed at the Huichun Medical Center.
During these days, because Lin Zhonger fell in love with Zhao Zheng, she took the initiative to serve Zhao Zheng's food and daily life. She cared about Zhao Zheng attentively and often cooked some exquisite delicacies for Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zheng didn't pay attention at first, thinking that it was Lin Zhong'er who acted like this because he was injured. But after a long time, he gradually realized that something was wrong. He found that Lin Zhong'er looked at him with obviously ambiguous eyes and said a few words.
He would blush, and these behaviors were really thought-provoking. Although he was not an expert in love, he could tell that Lin Zhonger was interested in him.
Of course, Zhao Zheng was very happy about this matter, but he had no feelings for Lin Zhonger and would not accept Lin Zhonger's admiration. Since he did not intend to develop a relationship with the other party, he should not play with the other party's heartstrings. In this spirit
Based on this principle, Zhao Zheng deliberately distanced himself from Lin Zhong'er in the following days. Even when he spoke, he was polite and stopped talking without saying more than a word.
Zhao Zheng's approach was very appropriate, but it didn't have much effect. Lin Zhong'er was still as good to him as ever, visiting him every day as usual, cooking him three meals a day, and asking him questions at every meal.
What do you like to eat? Over time, Zhao Zheng was inevitably moved. A virtuous and honest girl like Lin Zhonger is very suitable to marry as a wife. However, things like love have always been wonderful, and the most suitable may not necessarily be the most suitable.
The one you like the most may not be suitable to marry as your wife.
After the wound was basically healed, Zhao Zheng expressed his intention to leave to Lin Jiyuan, and purchased a lot of cheap medicinal materials from Lin Jiyuan, intending to keep them for later learning to make alchemy. Since the rejuvenation pill was still being refined, Zhao Zheng could not bring it with him yet.
Go, I can only come here again in the future.
Zhao Zheng deliberately chose the lunch time to excuse himself and leave. At this time, Lin Zhonger was still busy cooking and knew nothing about Zhao Zheng's departure.
After Zhao Zheng had gone far, Lin Zhonger walked to the door of the ward with a dinner plate and knocked on the door a few times. On the dinner plate in her hand, there were four dishes, one meat, one soup, two vegetarian dishes, each
A great deal of effort has been put into cooking each dish, and the aroma wafts around.
"Mr. Zhao, the meal is ready." Lin Zhong'er shouted softly toward the room, but there was no movement at all.
"Zhong'er, stop shouting. His wound has healed. He just said goodbye to me and went home." Lin Jiyuan stood not far behind Lin Zhong'er, stroking his white beard and said.
"Master Zhao is gone?" Lin Zhong'er turned around in surprise and almost dropped the dinner plate in her hand to the ground.
"This is a medical center. Now that his injury has healed, of course it's time to leave."
"Having said that, he..." Lin Zhong'er said half of her words, but she couldn't continue. She couldn't find any reason to keep her sweetheart here.
"Zhao Zheng is a pretty good young man. He is young and promising, treats others generously, is clear-minded in his work, and has no bad intentions. It's a pity that his family background is so bad. He is an orphan and his only relative is his sworn sister. His sworn sister lives He is dissolute, behaves badly, and often interacts with people in the world. He is a prostitute and has a very bad reputation in Qibao County. He has such a sworn sister, so it is inevitable that he will be affected by it. He is not a good candidate to be entrusted with his life. ." Lin Jiyuan criticized Zhao Zheng, hoping to dispel Lin Zhonger's idea of liking Zhao Zheng.
"Grandpa, why are you suddenly saying these things?" Lin Zhong'er was a little puzzled and confused.
"I say this to tell you that he is not a good husband." Lin Jiyuan said bluntly. He understood the truth of being constantly rebellious, so he wanted to directly cut off his granddaughter's thoughts about Zhao Zheng, so as to prevent her from being haunted every day. .
"Whether he is a good husband or not has nothing to do with me." Lin Zhonger immediately blushed and lowered his head.
"Although grandpa is old, his eyes can still see clearly. During the days when Zhao Zheng was recuperating, you cooked for him every day, and sometimes peeked at him from a distance. This was obviously a crush on him. Zhong'er, It's normal for you to like other men when you're old enough to get married, but this Zhao Zheng is really not a good choice. You'd better forget about him. Wait until tomorrow, I will talk to the matchmaker and let the matchmaker Find a good and suitable family for you." Lin Jiyuan said kindly.
"No, I don't want to get married yet, and I ask grandpa not to look for my in-laws for me." Lin Zhong'er lowered her head and flatly refused. She was a shy girl and was embarrassed to talk to her grandpa about this kind of marriage issue, holding the dinner plate. Turned around and returned to the kitchen.
Lin Jiyuan looked at his granddaughter's back and sighed.
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Zhao Zheng recovered from his serious injury and felt relaxed. After leaving the hospital, he went home, took an old horse, and rode to the blacksmith shop in the south of Qibao County.
This place is still as desolate as before. There is a lonely house sitting on the wasteland, and there is a lonely person living in the lonely house.
Zhao Zheng knocked on the door, announced his name and purpose of visit, then took out the fish-shaped jade pendant from his sleeve, passed it through the gap in the wall, and handed it to Mu Yihe's hand.
There was silence in the room for a moment, and then Mu Yihe's slightly joyful voice came out: "Yes, this is exactly the jade pendant I lost in the Qingfeng Forest. You brought it back. According to the previous agreement, I can help you Build a weapon for free."
"Thank you, Mr. Mu. I showed you the drawing last time. You should already know what kind of weapon I want to make. This time, in addition to the drawing, I also brought an extra piece of ore. I hope you can Use this piece of ore to build this 'mechanical reed sword' for me." Zhao Zheng picked up the cloth bag in his hand, took out the black meteorite, and placed it in the gap in the wall.
"Oh? You also brought a piece of ore?"
"That's right."
"I can't see clearly where you put it. I opened the small door on the iron door, and you handed the ore into my hand, and I saw it myself." Mu Yihe seemed to be interested.
Zhao Zheng followed his words and walked to the iron gate and squatted down. Mu Yihe opened the small door on the iron gate and Zhao Zheng immediately handed over the meteorite the size of a watermelon.
Mu Yihe took the meteorite, closed the small door, observed it for a while, and then praised: "This stone is as black as ink, with uneven surface and obvious burn marks. It seems to be a piece of stone that flew from the sky."
'Meteorites'. This kind of 'meteorites' is different from the ores in the world. The texture is completely different from the ores in the world. Some 'meteorites' are excellent materials for making weapons. The weapons made are tough and sharp, with a balance of hardness and softness, and are of extremely high quality.
good."
"This piece of 'meteorite' was given to me by a friend. It is very hard. When I got it, I thought it would be a good material for making swords, so I always wanted to make it into a weapon." Zhao Zheng said outside the door.
"Ou Ye personally taught me how to forge swords, using Moye gold and water combined with softness and hardness. Once you refine it, you will know what you want, and you can slay demons thousands of miles away with lightning." Mu Yihe softly recited two lines of poetry and said excitedly, "This piece of meteorite is good, I should be able to create it.
A magic weapon."
Zhao Zheng reached into his sleeves, took out the simple drawing, and handed it in through the small door, "This is the 'mechanical reed sword' I drew. The approximate structure and dimensions are marked on it, and the wooden planks are also marked on it.
Mr. Mu can make it according to the design above. I am a layman and do not know the skills of making weapons. What is drawn above is just a general idea. The details have to be designed by yourself, Mr. Mu. For this sword,
Mr. Mu can do whatever he wants, but the length and width of this 'iron thorn' must be made according to the dimensions I marked, because this size is just right for me."
Zhao Zhengli was not good at engineering and could not have designed the mechanism in this sword. The drawing he drew was just a conceptual drawing. How to make the spur pop out of the sword body had to be determined by Mu Yihe, an expert.
Design it yourself. In this drawing, the only important part is the size of the spurs. This alone cannot be easily changed, otherwise it will affect the lethality.
"The 'iron thorn' you drew is as thick as a finger. If such a thick thing is inserted into the sword body, the sword body must be made wider and thicker, so we can only make a heavy and broad sword." Mu Yi
He took the drawing, glanced at it and said.
"It doesn't matter if the sword is heavier or wider," Zhao Zhengdao said.
"Well, apart from this, there are no difficulties. Do you have any other requirements?"
"There is nothing more to ask for."
"In that case, I will start working on the design of this sword now. Give me two months and come back here to pick up the sword in two months." Mu Yihe indirectly issued the eviction order.
"Well, I'll come to visit you again in two months. Mr. Mu, you're busy, so I'll take my leave." Zhao Zheng stood up and left, leaving this lonely and small blacksmith shop.
Mu Yihe didn't have the habit of seeing off guests, so he stayed in his room without coming out.
Zhao Zheng arrived outside the house, took off the old horse's reins, got on his horse, and hurried all the way back to Hongchen Inn. He spent more than twenty days out this time, which was not a short time. When the people in the inn saw that he was back, they
They all greeted him one after another, and the good-hearted Song Kuaizui even pulled him aside and chattered for a long time.
While Zhao was chatting with these people, he intentionally asked about Li Zhenzhen and asked if Li Zhenzhen had come back. Everyone in the inn agreed that Li Zhenzhen had not come back. This was something wrong. Logically speaking, it had been so many days.
In the past, Li Zhenzhen should have come back.
Li Zhenzhen has not returned for a long time. Could it be that something happened? Or is it because she was playful and delayed her journey?
Zhao Zheng thought about some random reasons and felt a little depressed. Firstly, he was depressed because he missed Li Zhenzhen a little, and secondly, because he needed the money to do things. As a result, there was no trace of people or money now. He sighed and dismissed The guys who arrived at the inn climbed the stairs and went to meet sister Shen Luoxia.
After knocking on the door a few times, Shen Luoxia's voice came from the door, gently greeting Zhao Zheng to come in.
Zhao Zheng pushed the door open and walked in, and found Shen Luoxia drinking wine, her cheeks were faintly red, and she was really bright and beautiful. He bowed his hands in salute and said hello to Shen Luoxia.
Shen Luoxia quickly called Zhao Zheng to her side and said regretfully: "Brother, I wish you had come back a few days earlier. That girl Li Zhenzhen came back here to say goodbye to us two days ago."
"Didn't she come back? That's what the people downstairs told me." Zhao Zheng said blankly, thinking that his sister was joking with him.
"She's back, but she didn't come back alone, but with her parents. Her parents are mandarin duck warriors with incredible martial arts skills. Their whereabouts are elusive and they come and go without a trace. Ordinary people can't even see a shadow. They arrived. The family entered the inn, avoided the crowds, found me alone, and then thanked me for taking care of Li Zhenzhen for many days. The family came so suddenly, the name of Chasing the Wind Yuanyangxia The head was too big, which really surprised me. Li Zhenzhen told me the reason. It turned out that she was caught by her parents when she was on the way, and she had no choice but to follow her parents home. On the way home, , I came here to say goodbye to me. The family left in a hurry, and after meeting me once, they left in a hurry. The whereabouts of Chasing the Wind Mandarin Duck Hero are not trivial, and it is inconvenient to talk about them everywhere, so I have been hiding it from the people in the inn. , I didn’t mention it." Shen Luoxia explained.
Li Zhenzhen came out secretly from her family. If a wealthy lady like her ran away from home, her family would naturally be very worried and try their best to search for her. With her skills as a mandarin duck chaser, Li Zhenzhen was determined not to escape from the clutches of their couple, so she was It's just a matter of time before you find it.
After Zhao Zheng heard this, he was stunned at first, then disappointed, and finally a little disappointed. Li Zhenzhen ran away from home. After being taken away by her parents this time, she will definitely be strictly disciplined and will never be able to leave the house again. Half a step. After this separation, the two of them don't know when they will see each other again.
Zhao Zheng was so distressed by this that he even forgot about the banknote. He sighed softly and said: "There is no such thing as a banquet in the world. I have already expected that I will say goodbye to her sooner or later."
"She missed you very much. Before she left, she gave me a letter and told me to hand it to you personally, and she was not allowed to peek at it, let alone show it to outsiders. Seeing that she said it solemnly, I didn't bother her. I have been keeping this letter well and have not opened it privately." Shen Luoxia stood up Yingying, walked to the dressing cabinet, opened the drawer, took out a white letter from the hidden compartment, and handed it to Zhao Zheng .
Zhao Zheng took the letter in his hand and saw that the words on it were written by Li Zhenzhen. It was the blackmail letter written by Li Zhenzhen when the two of them blackmailed the three members together. He squeezed it with his hand and felt that it was very thick inside. It seemed that there was a lot of paper stuffed in it, and my heart immediately jumped, thinking of the banknote.
Shen Luoxia guessed that the letter must have contained some private information that was not suitable for outsiders to read. She smiled considerately and said, "Brother, please go back to your room and read it slowly. It won't be too late to come see me after you finish reading it."
"Well, I'll go back to the house first." Zhao Zheng was eager for this, so he immediately took the letter back to his room, closed the door, and opened the letter.
